Told to stay indoors. This footage, where residents were being rescued. This was the scene from the Pilots Seat flying in the eye of the storm as It Hurtled towards southern georgia. Our North-america-correspondent'>North America Correspondent David Willis reports. Hurricane helene touched down on Floridas Gulf Coast bringing with it winds of around 130 miles an hour. Officials had warned of potentially catastrophic and unsurvivable coastal Storms Surges, in places the height of a two storey building. Lashing rain proceeded helene� s arrival, Flooding Streets and leaving more than half A Million florida homes without power. It was very scary. You know, it was coming in very, very fast, but steady across the island, and then all of a sudden, you know, it was outside. We had sandbags, we had prepared but we heard a Big Bang and the Garage Door caved in and the water came rushing into the house like a giant stream. So we grabbed the dogs and ran as quickly as we could with just what we had and our dogs and that was it. Officials had pleaded with those in the path of the storm to heed mandatory evacuation orders. And for those still sheltering in their homes, to stay put. You need to be right now hunkering down. Now is not the time to be going out, theres going to be streets that are flooded and will continue to flood all up and down the West Coast of florida. So its hazardous conditions right now, and please, do not be going outside until things settle down. Some, however, chose to ignore the advice, prompting officials in the city of Fort Myers to navigate the area by boat and wade their way through waist deep floodwaters in order to check on those who might be trapped. President biden promised the full support of the federal government in dealing with the effects of hurricane helene. We have Search And Rescue teams, medicalteams, Power Restoration teams, generators, water, food, on the ground and ready to support families throughout the coming days. Let me say this. Everyone needs to take it seriously. Extremely seriously. Satellite images plotting helene� s Destructive Path prompted the closure of local schools and airports along with this worst Case Scenario Appeal for those who chose not to evacuate to write their name on their arm in Marker Pens so they could be identified by family members. 55 Million people across the southern United States are expected to feel the effects of hurricane helene, and the us Weather Service is predicting the area will experience its worst flooding in more than a century. David willis, Bbc News, los angeles. Lets get more on this with our Weather Presenter Sarah keith lucas. Thanks for coming to the studio. Look at those images. It looks pretty ferocious. Were hearing that its been downgraded but tell us about the Weather System is behind all this. It the Weather System is behind all this. , , all this. It has been downgraded all this. It has been downgraded now. L all this. It has been i downgraded now. The all this. It has been downgraded now. The wins at all this. It has been downgraded now. The wins at the moment are about 80 mph. But it is a really huge system. On the satellite image, you can see the extent of that systemic, from the Gulf Of Mexico to the Great Lakes as well. The rainfall being produced is absolutely massive in terms of the area it covers, so a record breaking size system. It is moving Northwards, so once it moved inland, the focus can be less on the strength of the wind but on the really intense rainfall. As it moves into Kentucky And Tennessee as well it will become increasingly slow moving. So those regions around the southern appellations there will with the worst rainfall. Its record breaking in terms of the Wind Speed but also the storm surge. Weve already seen nine foot of storm surge. The Storms Surge over the next few hours is ongoing, and then the focus on the devastating weather as it pushes its way over the next 2a to 48 hours North. Pushes its way over the next 24 to 48 hours North. To 48 hours North. Thank you very much Flash Flooding has caused damage to homes and businesses in parts of england, after another night of heavy rainfall. It comes just days after some areas experienced more than a Months Worth of rainfall on monday. Simon jones has more. Ooh, look at my car. In leicester Last Night, this road resembled a river and the relentless rain keeps on falling. Some areas received more than a Months Worth in a single day. In egham in surrey, the wind has been whipping up too, creating wild conditions. In birmingham, cars have been caught out. In selly oak, its been a busy time for the Emergency Services helping rescue drivers. Public transport has been doing its best to keep on running, but at birmingham new Street Station there have been delays and cancellations. The Environment Agency has this advice for anyone heading out. There will be a lot of water out on the roads and travel might be really difficult, so we need them to make sure they pay attention to any Emergency Services. And later in the day we are expecting further rainfall in areas through the midlands. Telford United Football club says its been deluged after a thunderstorm. Its appealing to fans to come and help dry out their flooded pitch. This nearby street shows any clean up is going to take some time. With Rain Falling onto already saturated ground, the warning is that there is more disruption ahead. If you want to stay across developments in the United States and hurricane helene, there is a special page and you can scan a Qr Code as well that we will hopefully be able to put up on the screen at some point. You can scan that and get updates, and you can see more Video Footage of the hurricane making landfall. All of that on the Bbc News website and the Bbc News app. Israel is coming under increased diplomatic pressure to reach a ceasefire with hezbollah. Sir Keir Starmer used his first speech at a Un General Assembly to call for an end to the fighting in lebanon. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said Ceasefire Negotiations will continue but the idf will not yet stop targeting the iranian backed group. Us officials said that Mr Netanyahu originally gave his assent to a truce, but changed his mind in the face of opposition from hardliners in his government. Mr netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly later today. More than 200 hezbollah positions were hit on thursday. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from New York. There is no ceasefire in beirut. This was the aftermath of yet another Air Strike in the lebanese capital. Israel says its Targeting Hezbollah commanders. These were their images of the attack, one that had devastating consequences. At the united nations, the Prime Minister has been meeting key regional leaders. He signed up to an international call for an immediate ceasefire, a call he echoed as he addressed the Un General Assembly for the first time. I call on Israel And Hezbollah, stop the violence, step back from the brink. We need to see an immediate ceasefire, to provide space for a diplomatic settlement. And we are working with all partners to that end, because further escalation serves no one, it offers nothing but more suffering for innocent people on all sides. The trouble is that israels Prime Minister seems unswayed. Hes arrived in New York before addressing the un today. He hasnt explicitly ruled out a ceasefire, but many of his ministers have. My policy, our policy is clear. We are all continuing to strike hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we reach all our goals. Chief among them, the return of the residents of the North securely to their homes. American diplomats warn that all out war will not make Northern israel safer, but a negotiated settlement would. But this argument seems, for now, to be falling on deaf ears. Diplomats here were initially optimistic about the possibility of a ceasefire, but that is ebbing fast. They fear that Mr Netanyahu will bow to domestic pressure rather than international pressure. One said to me, we are inching towards the brink, not back from it. Netanyahus got to go Benjamin Netanyahu was not given a universally warm welcome in New York, protesters calling for an end to the fighting both in lebanon and gaza, a sentiment he may find echoed in the un Assembly Chamber later today. James landale, Bbc News, New York. Its been a busy week at their Un General Assembly in New York. Also speaking at the Un General Assembly in New York, lebanons foreign Minister Renewed Calls for a ceasefire between Israel And Hezbollah and warned about the risks of the conflict escalating further. Mr president , lebanon is currently enduring a crisis which is threatening its very existence. The future of our people and our prosperity are imperilled. This is a situation that requires international intervention on an urgent basis, before the situation spirals out of control, with a domino effect. Joining me now is our Correspondent Hugo Bachega whos in beirut. We are hearing more increased activity despite calls for a ceasefire. It is said that his brother fired a rocket at the biggest in israel. What more do we know about whats been happening on the ground today. More rockets have been fired by his brother, and i think this is another indication that it is another indication that it is very difficult to see how a ceasefire can be achieved. I think yesterday there was some hope that these intense diplomatic efforts could result in a ceasefire. I think today the mood is much more pessimistic. His brother has continued to launch those rockets, and i think this is an in dictation that havent done my israelis are saying that there offensive is going to continue, that these Air Strikes targeting positions across the country are going to continue. There is also the possibility of a Ground Incursion into Southern Lebanon to creator to push them away from the border. Growing calls for a de escalation, but so far, they have not been able to stop the violence here. Stop the violence here. Thank ou ve stop the violence here. Thank you very much stop the violence here. Thank you very much for stop the violence here. Thank you very much for bringing i stop the violence here. Thank you very much for bringing usj you very much for bringing us the latest from beirut. Lets go tojerusalem. Your land, a lot of eyes on Neta Nyahu go tojerusalem. Your land, a lot of eyes on netanyahu who speaks before the Un General Assembly. Whats going on in the moment in the israeli government, and what you analysis on how things are going forward. He says he is open to a ceasefire,. Definitely from what weve seen across the political spectrum, from the israeli side is a lot of pushback. The idea of a three Week Ceasefire as proposed by the us and others, and much of the speculation of the israeli media is that that does seem to change the mind of the Prime Minister perhaps about this whole proposal. What we had really is that when he arrived in New York, the israeli Prime Minister had come out saying that he did not agree with the report suggesting that the lull in the fighting that was seen from a few hours had been because of an agreement that hed given on an agreement that hed given on a ceasefire, given the green light, he had told israeli forces to carry on fighting with full force. Some tensions behind the scenes between israel and its closest ally the us. We had the White House coming out and stressing that its efforts to come up with the Ceasefire Proposal through the week had been carefully coordinated, it said, with israel. Earlierthis coordinated, it said, with israel. Earlier this morning, we had a statement came from the israeli prime Minister Office that said that israeli and us officials were still working very closely together, and it said that israel shared the aim of the 21 day Ceasefire Proposal, which is basically to get israelis displaced by the 11 months of fighting between israel and his Brotherforces Israel and his brother forces back israel and his brotherforces back to their homes, about 60,000 people. At the moment, we wait to see where things will go, with the israeli Prime Minister due to address the general assembly later. He has had members of his Coalition Government on the far right saying they would walk away from that government if he was to sign up to a permanent ceasefire at this point. There are some echoes here of the political influence, the domestic political influence on Mr Netanyahu, the same as what we have seen when it comes to negotiations with us mediating about a gaza ceasefire. About a gaza ceasefire. Thank ou for about a gaza ceasefire. Thank you for bringing about a gaza ceasefire. Thank you for bringing us about a gaza ceasefire. Thank you for bringing us the about a gaza ceasefire. Thank you for bringing us the latest | you for bringing us the latest from jerusalem. Around the world and across the uk, this is Bbc News. Here in the uk, flash floods have caused damage to houses and businesses after another night of heavy rainfall. Tell us about where you are and how the conditions are. Im us about where you are and how the conditions are. The conditions are. Im in bedfordshire, the conditions are. Im in bedfordshire, and the conditions are. Im in bedfordshire, and the i the conditions are. Im in. Bedfordshire, and the rain the conditions are. Im in bedfordshire, and the rain has been coming down all morning. It has been really, really heavy, and that has meant a lot of anxious people, when they look at their level of The River here. On monday, when there was torrential downpours here, The River reached its highest level ever recorded. A number of homes flooded here nearby, so people are wondering when this rain will feed into this river, whether there will be flooding here again. We know that some row to have been affected, and some local schools have decided to close today because the conditions on the roads are so bad. Overall, there are more than 60 Flood Warnings in place in england, that means flooding is expected, and more than 120 Flood Alerts in england and wales, meaning flooding is possible. It gives you an idea of the severity of the situation. Further afield, of the severity of the situation. Furtherafield, on the motorway near bristol, m5, a really important route, that has had to be shut because theres so much water on the carriageway. There are some cars stuck there. It gives you a Sense Ofjust what cars stuck there. It gives you a sense of just what were dealing with, because we have had days of rain coming down, deluges really, feeding into The River system, into the road system, causing a lot of problems. In terms of what we are expecting, the situation is going to improve in terms of the weather. The Weather Warnings are in place this morning and have now expired, but the consequences of the rain has gone down over the past few hours, but i probably yet to be felt. Yet to be felt. Thank you very much for yet to be felt. Thank you very much for the yet to be felt. Thank you very much for the latest yet to be felt. Thank you very much for the latest on yet to be felt. Thank you very much for the latest on that. L the uk Prime Minister, Sir Keir has held talks with Donald Trump, for the first time, in New York. Keir starmer can visited Trump TowerLast Night saying he wanted to establish a relationship with the nominee. Joining me now is sirjeremy greenstock, a former Uk Ambassador to the un. So, they had this meeting at Trump Tower. It is important for my mac to meet both of the nominees, but there are questions around the relationship with Donald Trump in some ways, if he was to win office, because of the political ideological differences the two men have. Yes, im glad hes met Donald Trump. I think it is very important to be in touch with both sides of the political american scene. It sounds as if they got on perfectly well. I think both trump and Keir Starmer have their pragmatic and transactional nature to their dealings at a political level, so im sure they had a very good conversation about air what was said, but i havent seen the details about that. ,. , havent seen the details about that. ,. , havent seen the details about that. ,. ,. ,. , that. This all comes at a time where you that. This all comes at a time where you have that. This all comes at a time where you have members that. This all comes at a time where you have members ofl that. This all comes at a time. Where you have members of Keir Starmer� s government, including the foreign secretary, who has said less than favourable things about Donald Trump. If he was to win the election in november, how tricky would it reset have to be, given what some people in the current government have said about Donald Trump . I government have said about Donald Trump . Government have said about Donald Trum . ~ , Donald Trump . I think the Trump Team are used Donald Trump . I think the Trump Team are used to Donald Trump . I think the Trump Team are used to going Donald Trump . I think the Trump Team are used to going Back Team are used to going back over things people have said in the past. When it comes to it, leaders have to deal with the business in front of them. And the us and the uk have long experience of that. I do not expect there to be Chemistry Problems between a Trump Administration and the starmer administration. They will get on with the business in front of them because both men will want to look at the problems they are facing and how to solve them in a shared way. Donald trump before that meeting said i think its very nice, he ran a great race, he did very well and he was popular. Keir starmer had another big moment on thursday because he addressed the Un General Assembly for the first time. What did you make of that speech . I time. What did you make of that seech . ,. , speech . I thought it hit all the right speech . I thought it hit all the right notes. Speech . I thought it hit all the right notes. It speech . I thought it hit all the right notes. It was speech . I thought it hit all| the right notes. It was very much as i was expecting him to cover, and he touched on in Russia And Ukraine which is very important. The uk starts very important. The uk starts very stands very high amongst the supporters of ukraine against russia. He has the support that. He said that britain was back, acting on the international scene and he was exemplifying that. And of course, he spent some time on the Middle East problem, and israel, palestine and lebanon, and court supported calls for a Cease Fire but made a very important point in that respect, but said there needs to be a ceasefire in gaza as well as in israel and lebanon, because hezbollah will not stop fighting israel so long as there is a conflict in gaza. Israel has no political exit from its conflicts either in lebanon or in gaza, unless it starts talking about the settlement of both problems. It cannot deal with these things by the Military Instrument only, in my view, and that is the problem lying at the heart of what we are watching. Were ust of what we are watching. Were just hearing of what we are watching. Were just hearing as of what we are watching. Were just hearing as Well Of what we are watching. Were just hearing as well that of what we are watching. Were just hearing as well that this i just hearing as well that this morning here starmer met his lebanese counterpart at the united nations, and they discussed a ceasefire. He started by giving his condolences to the lebanese Prime Minister for the loss of life, and talked about a ceasefire and negotiated resolution. Picking up on what you just sat there, how much leveraged do you think the uk has in this equation . We know how important the us is in terms of talking to those players in terms of de escalation. Players in terms of deescalation. Players in terms of deescalation. ,. ,. , deescalation. The uk is not a rima deescalation. The uk is not a primary player deescalation. The uk is not a primary player in deescalation. The uk is not a primary player in the deescalation. The uk is not a primary player in the middle i primary player in the Middle East or on these problems. It is a very important secondary player, and its support for Peace Negotiations are extremely significant. We are a member of the security council. With very good at proposing resolutions and supporting resolutions and supporting resolutions that solve problems. There will be in the mix, but on our own of course we have not got catalytic power. Where Keir Starmer places himself is important for people to observe, and the power of his rhetoric on this will support those who were seeking peace in both places. But we must remember that although he was talking to the lebanese Prime Minister, it is hezbollah and their leader who are the De Facto Powers is in lebanon, and there are all sorts of difficult and obscure political nuances in the positioning of the parties in lebanon. I dont think the lebanese Prime Minister can control what hezbollah want to do on the ground at this moment. Do on the ground at this moment do on the ground at this moment. ,. ,. ,. , moment. Fascinating to hear our moment. Fascinating to hear your perspective moment. Fascinating to hear your perspective on moment. Fascinating to hear your perspective on that. Your perspective on that. Former ambassador to the united nations. Thank you very much for being with us. Lets show you the seen live in florida, showing you the after match of hurricane helene. This is the ever Bank Stadium in jacksonville in florida. It was a category four hurricane and has now been downgraded. Well have more throughout the day here on Bbc News. Do stay with us. Hello. Weve already seen Record Rainfall across some parts of england and wales this month. There is a little bit of a respite with us though, during the rest of today and into tomorrow, with some sunshine around. Therell still be a few showers, but the big difference as well will be how chilly it will feel. This is the cloud which brought all the rain yesterday. Been moving its way southwards and eastwards. Here are the Clearer Skies working their way in. But with it we are seeing the colder Air Push its way south, as that cloud starts to clear. Now some of that cloud, outbreaks of rain, even to the start of the afternoon, will be lingering across East Anglia and the southeast. But elsewhere the sunshine will be starting to break through. A few showers dotted around here and there. The odd heavy one, particularly across Northern scotland, could be wintry over the higher ground. And these are your temperatures this afternoon eight to 13 or 14 degrees, down on the september average, but also made to feel colder than that, given the brisk wind coming in from the North or Northwest, which eases a little bit as you go into tonight. A few showers dotted around the coast. More cloud, outbreaks of rain into Western Scotland later, but inland, with Clearer Skies, winds falling a bit lighter in the countryside, we could see temperatures drop low enough for a touch of frost, maybe even subzero across parts of Northern-england'>Northern England and into scotland. Scotland, Northern ireland, a bit More Cloud again tomorrow, with some showery bursts of rain, but a bit of brightness here at times. England, wales, lovely bright, crisp start, sunshine around. Many will have a dry day. Some Northern and western areas, just one or two showers, but nowhere near the intensity of the showers weve seen this week. Another cool one at 11 to 15 degrees, but the winds will be a little bit lighter. Then another cold night Saturday Night into sunday. But cast your eyes down to the south west. This is not what we want to see. And a big deep area of low pressure set to bring windy weather, but also more wet weather onto already saturated ground. The day starts dry and bright for many. Cloud increases, scotland stays largely dry though throughout, but well see Rain Edge into ireland, wales, parts of southern and western england as we go through into the afternoon, some of which could be on the heavy side. Again, not quite as heavy as weve seen recently, but it is going to be falling where weve already got risk of flooding. 50 60 mile an hour gusts are attached with that as it pushes its way across mainly england and wales through saturday, Sunday Night into monday, gradually clearing. Some drier weather around monday, tuesday and wednesday, but there will be some brisk winds along eastern coast with some high tides as well. Bye for now. Even with all the training in the world i dont think im ever going to be fit enough to compete with these guys. Tech in the past few years has absolutely transformed from something that was very basic into something thats like science fiction. Its completely bump mind blowing. This is one of the most incredible things ive ever done. The paris olympics. Its really important for journalists to bring their own experience to the stories that they cover. Just because im a disabled person does not mean that i should only ever cover stories to disability. And thats a very Fine Line to tread, but hopefully im going to be fine. This is Bbc News. The headlines. Hurricane helene slams into in florida with winds of up to 140 miles per hour. Officials are warning of a life threatening situation as it moves to georgia. Israel carries out more Air Strikes against hezbollah, the countrys Prime Minister says negotiations on a ceasefire continue. Sudans vicious Civil War puts women and girls at severe risk of sexual violence, we have a Special Report from the front line. And could criminals use Ai Clones to steal money . Businesses are being told to watch out. Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. Israel is coming under increased diplomatic pressure to reach a ceasefire with hezbollah. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said Ceasefire Negotiations will continue but the idf will not yet stop targeting the iranian backed group. Us officials said that Mr Netanyahu originally agreed to a truce, but changed his mind in the face of opposition from hardliners in his government. Mr netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly later today. Lets speak to robert fox, the Defence Editor for the evening standard